Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12

married, which increased ms reputation as "A
lady killer, and most important of all, she
had money and spent it with lavish hand.
At last the inevitable came. Bella was
missed and after n week, III which the poor
little Chinaman almost worried his life ont
searching for the fugitive, he learned that she
was living up town i'll u handsome fiat with
Harry. He never complained. When his
cousins suggested that he should arrest the
erring wife he simply replied: "Buddha will
take of his own"
Time passed rapidly. The little fortune
was dissipated in riotous living. Bella,
thoughtless of the future did love her vaga-
bond lover and was willing to stay with him
even in the depths of poverty. Not SO with
Harry. The moment he found that her
money was exhausted he induced her to pawn
all her iewelry on the preteXt that he saw
superb business opportunity in which he could
quadruple the amount procured from the
p1wnbroker. She gladly parted with her jew
els and gave him the proceeds. lie left her
an bour afterward and she never saw him
again. The suspense preyed upon n constitu-
ton already weakened by dissipation She
fell sick and was confined to her room more
than month. She suffered from a lack of
money the first week, but She found dia
in his flight and sold it to some dealer in the
neighborhood. This supplied her wants dur
ing her illness When AT last she did get out
She went down in a da2ed way to see Lee
Chung She reached the familiar door and
there tainted. The quick ear of the artist
heard the sound and he rushed into the hall
When he saw the hollow face and the
look of pain he forgot his anger and,
raising her in his nervous arms, carried
her to the bed that had not been occu-
pied since her departure. Here he nursed
her rs a mother does an infant, scarcely leav-
ing her side for an instant. In a fortnight.
thanks to his care, she had regained her health
and strength, and for the first time in her life
felt genuine love for her husband. She was
about going out, when she turned around and
put up her face to be kissed.
Lee Chung drew back and said softly but
resolutely: Bella, me love you once vely
much, but no love now. Ne and you nc
tiends. You must not come see me any
more. If you sick, me give you money al
ways"
She was about to speak, but something
choked her. She closed her hand upon bill
he gave her and went out into the street.
Here she met friend.
80 Bella, I'm so glad to see you in time.
There is an officer looking for you. Diamond
Hurry has got warrant out for you and il
you don't skip you'll be put in the Tombs."
On one day of the following week this
news item appeared in The Herald
The body of young and attractive woman
was found in the East river yesterday. She was
well dressed and wore a jade bracelet. In her
clenched hand was a SO bill An attempt at
robbery and an accidental drowning in the at
tack are suspected. The body lies in the morgue
for Identification
The next issue contained this statements
The body Of the young woman found drowned
in the East river day before yesterday was iden.
tilted yesterday 10y Lee Chung, of - Mott street
as that of his wife Bella, who left her home last
Tuesday without saying where she was going
Temporary insanity must have induced her to
commit suicide, as her husband described her as
being of bright, cheerful and affectonate dis
position, and as having no reason for the act
There is a small mound in the Cypress
Hills Genet terry on which rests small board
exquisitely carved with strange characters
Every Sunday little bright eyed Chinaman
plucks away the weeds and sets lighted Joss
sticks into the turf by which it is covered
To the visitor who asks about it, the work
man RESPONDS, 80 its one of them heathenS
getting off his nonsense. They don't feel and
care about dead folks like us whites'
WILLIAM L. S. FALEs.